luckily for us, not in the direction of planet earth. just sent back some video. >>> well, wall street kicks off this tuesday with the dow at 12,795 after jumping 207 points yesterday. the s&p climbed 27. the nasdaq up 62. >>> overseas markets were down this morning. the nikkei lost 10 points while the hang seng fell 33. >>> maybe congress should go out of town more often. lawmakers left washington for the holiday and markets rallied on hopes of compromise and the fiscal cliff negotiations. the dow and the s&p had their best days in two months while the nasdaq saw its biggest gain since late july. >>> apple led the run-up adding a whopping 7%. google was a close number two climbing nearly 6%. traders even shrugged off news that moody's stripped france of its aaa credit rating. >>> elsewhere hostess and its second largest union have agreed to try to resolve their differences in mediation. >>> federal labor officials say they will decide quickly whether to support walmart's request to stop a union-backed group from encouraging a labor stri